Turnover plate and pattern for molding machines



Jan. 2, 1923,

' 1,441,166. E. B: NORRIS. TURNOVER PLATE AND PATTERN FOR MOLDING MACHINES.

FILED DEC. 1|, I920- 2 SHEETS-SHEET l- Jan. 2, 1923. 1,441,166.

E. B; NORRIS'. I TURNOVER PLATE AND PATTERN FOR MOLDING MACHINES.

FILED Dgc. I 1. 1920. 2 SHEETS-SHE 2 19f 6 r a 3/ l If v /f if R 9 if i l M 7% 'Jfi omgs,

Patented .Ian. 2, I923.

EL'MER B. NORRIS, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

- TURNOVER PLATE AND PATTERN FOB IVIOLDING MACHINES.

Application filed December 11, 1920. Serial No. 429,848.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER l3. Nonnrs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and Statelof New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Turnover Plates and Fat terns for Molding Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the turn-over plates and patterns used in connection with molding machines, particularly those including a pneumatic jarring table upon which the turn-over plate normally rests, and a stripper mechanism over which the plate with the attached drag is inverted, preparatory to lowering and withdrawing the drag from the pattern.

Heretofore, the construction of the parts has been such as to require separate turnover plates for diflerent-sized patterns, rendering the equipment correspondingly expensive and requirin considerable space to store the numerous p ates as well as a large amount of labor to handle and change them from time to time.

It is one of the objects of my invention to lessen the cost of the molding equipment, and the required labor and storage space, by reducing the number of parts to a minimum.

A further object is to avoid the formation of fins at the outer edges of the castings and thus do away with the necessity and expense of grinding the castings.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a molding apparatus embodying the invention. Figure 2 is a top plan view of the turn-over plate, its carrying arms and the pattern. Figures 3 and 4 are enlarged transverse sections on line 3-4, Fig. 2, showing difl'erent-sized patterns secured to the turnover plate.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

10 indicates the arring table of a molding machine upon which the turn-over plate 11 normally rests in the usual manner; 12 indicates the vertically-swinging arms which carry said plate, and 13 the customary rods which cause the plate to turn over when elevated by the arms 12. The plate is chambered or recessed, as usual, as shown at 11", and is adapted to receive one of a plurality of different-sized patterns 14 and 15, the pattern being removably secured therein by bolts 16 or other suitable means. The plate has the usual perforated ears 1'? for re ceiving the pins 18 of a flask-dragl9 shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4, and its back may be stiffened by the customary ribs 20.

Each pattern plate is provided with a marginal flange whose edge is in close proxlmity to the wall of the recess 11*, there being preferably a clearance of about one sixty-fourth of an inch between the parts. In the case of a relatively large pattern, such as 14, Fig. 4, which nearly fills said recess, the pattern is provided with a narrow flange 21 just wide enough to bridge the space between the body of the pattern and the wall of the recess, while in the case oi a comparatively small pattern, as 15, Fig. 3, thepattern is provided with a comparatively wide flange 21 of sufiicient diameter to bridge the wider space. In other words, whether the patterns are large or small, their over-all dimensions, including their flanges, correspond to the diameter of said recess, so as to properly fit the same and prevent molding sand from entering between said wall and the body of the pattern in filling and ramming the drag.

A single or universal turn-over plate is thus applicable to a greater or less number of patterns, doing away with thenecessity of providing as many separate plates as there are different sized patterns. The re suit is a very material saving in the cost of the molding equipment, in storage space for the plates and in the labor incident to removing the turn-over plate'from its carrying arms and replacing it with a difi'erentsized one, as hitherto required.

In the drawings, only two patterns of different sizes are shown, by way of example, but in practice a larger number of sizes may be used with the same turn-over plate.

For a large pattern, such as shown in Fig. 4, a relatively large drag 19 is used, while for a smaller pattern, such as shown in Fig. 3, a correspondingly smaller drag 19 is employed. In the latter case, the pattern-flange 21 is provided with holes 21 for receiving the drag-pins 18 By providing each pattern with a marheretofore. The pattern can therefore be Withdrawn without breaking or injuring the outer edge of the mold, avoiding the fo mation of a fin at that point and saving the time and expense of grinding the casting.

The improvement is especially desirable for molding car Wheels but isequally useful for molding various other articles of circular or other forms.

I claim as my invention:

The combination of a turn-over plate having pattern-recess, and a pattern having a n'iarg'inal flange and adapted to fit into said recess the overall dlameter of the pattern,

inclusive of said flange, corresponding to the 15 ELMER Bi NORRIS. 

